Job Description

Senior Administration Officer (Team Lead)

Location: Leeds

Pay: £13.51 per hour

Job Type: Temporary

Sector: Public Sector

Hours: 37 hours a week

A Little Bit About Us:

Brook Street have grown into one of the UK's leading recruitment agencies − matching thousands of people with meaningful job opportunities at more than 4,500 companies every year. Delivering a quality service to suit the needs of clients and candidates alike was important to our founder Margery Hurst and it remains important to us today.

Recruitment is about so much more than just filling job vacancies. It's about giving people the chance to unleash their full potential, through their perfect new role.

About the Client:

We carry out sentences given by the courts, in custody and the community, and rehabilitate people in our care through education and employment.

About the Role:

We're seeking a Senior Administrative Officer with at least 1 year of proven team management experience to join the National Probation Service. This role is vital to the effective operation of local services and will involve leading a small admin team through a period of significant departmental challenge.

You'll take ownership of both administrative coordination and staff performance management, contributing directly to the smooth running of daily operations and wider team goals.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a structured environment, takes initiative, and enjoys both organising and leading.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and supervise a small team of administrative staff, ensuring clear communication and high performance
• Handle people management tasks, including chairing HR meetings and addressing performance or conduct issues
• Support recruitment, on-boarding, and ongoing training and development of team members
• Maintain accurate records and prepare essential reports and documentation
• Oversee health & safety and office compliance
• Represent management in meetings where appropriate
• Use internal systems to monitor performance, gather data, and produce insight
• Safeguard sensitive and confidential information

What We're Looking For

• At least 1 year of direct experience managing a team
• Comfortable with performance management, HR procedures, and supporting staff development
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• A clear communicator and calm under pressure
• Solution-focused and proactive in approach
• A supportive leader who fosters collaboration and accountability

Why Apply?

This is a meaningful role that directly supports the work of the Probation Service, helping people reintegrate into society. You'll be joining a committed team where your skills as a manager and organiser will make a tangible impact.

If you're an experienced administrator with strong leadership skills looking to take the next step in your public sector career, we want to hear from you.

Apply now!

Please note we are seeing a large volume of applications per role and therefore we ask that if you have not heard 7-14 working days to presume you have on this occasion been unsuccessful.

Diversity in the workplace:

Brook Street are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.